ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Dr. Muhammad Irshad has said there is no room for corrupt elements in FBR that is why we have dismissed 17 officials in the last month on the charges of corruption, misconduct, misuse of authority and so on. We have also charged dozens of officials of FBR with different charges and imposed minor and major penalties on them in last few months.
Talking to Customs Today during a visit to FBR stall at P-Block Auditorium along with Member Customs Zahid Khokhar, chairman said no officer or employee of the FBR is above the law.
This is a wrong impression that in inquires corrupt elements are freed from all charges, he emphatically said. Still dozens inquires are pending against many officers and employees and until the finalization of the inquiry report, no one can be declared innocent, he stressed. The corrupt will have to face the music, he vehemently said.
In response to a question, he said if any taxpayer has a complaint against any RTO or any other department of FBR including customs, let us know by writing and the department will take strict action against the culprit. This is my message to all those elements who are involved in corrupt practices, he added.
He said that no new tax is imposed in the federal budget 2017-18, however, income tax defaulters will be dealt with strictly. The government will continue to tighten grip around non-filers of tax returns to bring them into the tax net.
